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1MDB, MoF Inc’s challenge of arbitration deal with IPIC, Aabar could not have been brought in time unless Najib ‘removed from position of control’ first, says UK judge in granting extension

KUALA LUMPUR : The extension granted by the High Court of England and Wales to 1Malaysia Development Bhd and Minister … More

Aabar, Arbitration, IPIC, Najib Razak, United Kingdom

Winnie-the-Pooh bridge fetches over £130,000 at UK auction

[LONDON] A bridge depicted by author AA Milne in his children’s books about honey-loving teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh has sold at … More

Auction, Posingford Bridge, United Kingdom, Winnie-the-Pooh

AUKUS: Rise of a conflict and Hishammuddin’s foreign policy gaffe

LAST week, Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein requested at the Parliament for an emergency working trip to China … More

AUKUS, Australia, China, Defence, Diplomacy, United Kingdom, United States

Artist Turns Scrap Metal Into Mosaic Portraits To Highlight Locals Who Go Unnoticed

A portrait can take on so many forms—a painting, a photograph, even a mosaic. And British artist Matt Smallfinds inspiration … More

Artists, Creative, Mosaic, Potrait, Scrap Metal, United Kingdom

UK relaxes border rules for Malaysian travellers from Oct 4

MALAYSIA is among the countries that will enjoy relaxed borders restrictions from the United Kingdom government beginning Oct 4. According … More

Covid19, Pandemic, Quarantine, United Kingdom, Vaccination

The UK town that inspired the Olympics

The Olympic Games is now a global phenomenon, but few know its modern origins lie in the sleepy Shropshire town … More

History, Much Wenlock, Olympic, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Playboy model offers $1.3K reward for return of world’s biggest bunny

She brings new meaning to “Playboy Bunny.” A former Playboy model and famed bunny breeder is offering the equivalent of … More

Darius, Guinness World Records, Models, Playboy, Rabbits, Thefts, United Kingdom

Prince Philip: 99 years, 143 countries and one very famous wife

The Duke of Edinburgh, arguably the world’s most famous husband, has died at the age of 99. He spent seven … More

Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom

UK sanctions Myanmar conglomerate, says junta sinking to new lows with killings

LONDON : Britain sanctioned a Myanmar conglomerate on Thursday (Apr 1) for its close links to the military leadership which … More

Economy, Military Coup, Protest, Sanction, United Kingdom

Police officer quits force; turns into ‘adult’ star and makes $2.3 million

A former police officer is now earning millions after ditching her day job to sell racy photos and videos of … More

Adult Star, Charlotte, Essex, OnlyFans, Police Officer, United Kingdom

Uighurs: China bans UK MPs after abuse sanctions

China has imposed sanctions on nine UK citizens – including five MPs – for spreading what it called “lies and … More

China, Human Rights, Sanctions, Uighurs, United Kingdom

UK: Johnson says ‘greed’, ‘capitalism’ behind vaccine successes

PM’s comments in a closed Zoom meeting with Conservative MPs came as the country remembered more than 125,000 COVID victims. … More

Boris Johnson, Coronavirus, Covid19, United Kingdom, Vaccine

Uber under pressure on UK minimum wage in test of gig economy

LONDON : Uber drivers in Britain should receive the minimum wage for the whole time they are logged on to … More

Gig Economy, Minimum Wage, UBER, United Kingdom

EXPLAINER: Why is Harry and Meghan’s son not a prince?

LONDON (AP) : One of the most dramatic claims in Prince Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey was the … More

Duchess of Sussex, Family, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Royal, United Kingdom

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine ‘works well against most Covid cases’

The Oxford vaccine will prevent people becoming seriously ill or dying from Covid and there is “no reason for alarm” about a South African variant, the British … More

Covid-19 Vaccine, Oxford-AstraZeneca, South Africa, United Kingdom

UK vaccine gambles paid off, while EU caution slowed it down

SAINT-HERBLAIN, France (AP) : French pharmaceutical startup Valneva had big news in September: a government contract for 60 million doses … More

Coronavirus, Covid-19 Vaccine, European Union, France, United Kingdom, Valneva

UK strips Chinese state TV channel CGTN of broadcast license

LONDON (AP) : U.K. regulators stripped China’s state TV channel of its national broadcasting license on Thursday, after an investigation … More

Broadcasting, CGTN, China, License, United Kingdom

Who was Captain Tom, British war veteran who became famous overnight?

Here are some facts about Captain Tom, as he is known to the British public. Captain Tom Moore, the British World … More

Coronavirus, Fundraising, Tom Moore, United Kingdom, Veterans

Irish girl’s lost soccer ball floats 124 miles to Welsh beach

An Irish girl’s soccer ball floated out to sea and was found seven days later washed up on a beach … More

Floats, Ireland, United Kingdom, Wales

UK Jails Smugglers Over Vietnamese Migrant Deaths

A British judge on Friday handed down sentences of 27 and 20 years to the ringleaders of a people smuggling … More

Migrants, Smugglers, United Kingdom

UK first in world to start using Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

LONDON (AP) : The U.K. on Monday became the first nation in the world to start using the COVID-19 vaccine … More

Boris Johnson, Covid19, Oxford-AstraZeneca, United Kingdom, Vaccine

Stanley Johnson confirms application for French passport on eve of Brexit

Prime minister’s father campaigned to remain in the EU in 2016 while his son led the leave movement Boris Johnson’s … More

Citizenship, France, Stanley Johnson, United Kingdom

Bluff and brinksmanship: How Britain got a Brexit trade deal done

BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) : As trade talks with the United Kingdom ground to deadlock on Dec. 9, one European Union official … More

Boris Johnson, Brexit, Economy, European Union, Policy, Trade, United Kingdom

Don’t let it be: The untold story of the Beatles’ demise

Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? Johnny Rotten’s famous last words at the Sex Pistols’ final gig are infinitely … More

Australia, The Beatles, The untold story, United Kingdom

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